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NYT crossword comment on clue for LESBIAN BAR

Clue was “Where opposites do not attract”

I’m sure you can predict what came next.

[quote] LESBIANBAR was in fact in poor taste simply because it assumes a gender binary. For opposites to attract (or in this case, not), there must be clearly defined poles with some kind of midpoint—but gender and attraction are fluid and occupy broad and vaguely defined spheres of possibility, which is what makes them wonderful and expansive. This clue reduced that beauty and the lived experiences of millions to a naïve and lazy implied construct of man and woman. Further, Lesbian Bars, like other queer spaces, are about far more complex interactions and community socialization than just romantic or sexual attraction, further making this clue pretty poor by any standards. Disappointing.

by Anonymousreply 11November 7, 2024 7:53 PM

A humorless lesbian? Unheard of!

by Anonymousreply 1November 1, 2024 4:05 PM

The person who left the comment is probably a hetero male who wears bows in his hair and calls himself a lesbian.

by Anonymousreply 2November 1, 2024 4:19 PM

They should have used MICHFEST.

by Anonymousreply 3November 1, 2024 4:25 PM

For once, “This is why they hate us” is apt.

Yes, there are closed-minded people who are opposed to rights and respect for trans people.

But it is the insistence that everyone must conform how they see the world to the trans ideology that is driving the backlash.

And fueling Trumpism.

by Anonymousreply 4November 1, 2024 4:46 PM

NY Times under fire for "LESBIANBAR" crossword.

Why that spells bad news for Kamala Harris and the Democrats.

by Anonymousreply 5November 1, 2024 5:09 PM

[quote] But it is the insistence that everyone must conform how they see the world to the trans ideology that is driving the backlash.

After Tuesday, I amend that. The backlash is against more than overly-aggressive trans ideology. It’s against trans people per se. And that makes nonsense like this all the more short-sighted.

by Anonymousreply 6November 7, 2024 5:26 PM

lesbians are all ftms now they got fukken owned big time

by Anonymousreply 7November 7, 2024 6:36 PM

The comment quoted at op is exactly why there are no more lesbian bars. Thanks, "genderqueer" straights, for being so inclusive that the women who'd need them are excluded under your rules!

by Anonymousreply 8November 7, 2024 7:16 PM

R1, I think it's fair to say that whoever left the comment the OP quoted was not a lesbian.

by Anonymousreply 9November 7, 2024 7:18 PM

[quote]I’m sure you can predict what came next.

Yup. Some things never change.

by Anonymousreply 10November 7, 2024 7:19 PM

When did “lesbianbar” become one word?

by Anonymousreply 11November 7, 2024 7:53 PM
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